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课件网) Unit 2 Lesson 8 Why are plants important Lead in What plants grow near your home winter jasmine the welcoming-spring flower willow sunflower Look and Say Why do we need trees In summer, trees provide shade for us. n. 树阴；阴凉处 It's pleasant to sit in the shade. adj. 使人愉快的 It’s pleasant to do…做某事很愉快 Look and Say Why do we need trees The plants cover the soil. n. 土；土壤 Trees and other plants can help us fulfill our basic needs. v. 达到；执行 adj. 基本的；基础的 Look and Say Why do we need trees The trees and plants take energy from the sun and turn it into food. 从……获取能量 In a word, plants are very important to peolple ! 总之；一句话 Words pleasant shade fulfill basic soil it’s pleasant to do take energy from in a word adj. 使人愉快的 n. 树阴，阴凉处 v.达到；执行 adj.基本的；基础的 n.土，土壤 做…很愉快 从…获取能量 总之，一句话 Listen to the diologue and tick the items mentioned. □People can eat plants or use them as medicine. □Plants help make the air clean and fresh. □Many animals live in the forest. □Books，paper，pencils and erasers all come from plants. □Animals eat the fruit from the trees. □The plants cover the soil and can stop the dust. □When the weather is sunny and hot，people can sit in the shade under a tree. □The plants make everything look beautiful. □People use wood from trees to build houses and furniture. √ √ √ √ √ √ Listening √ Why are plants to environment Why are plants to animals Why are plants to people Reading Work in pairs. Think about why we need plants. Discuss it and fill in the mind map. You can use some ideas from Activity 1. Reading Why are plants important environment people animals clean the air cover the soil and stop wind and water from carrying soil away stop the dust make everything beautiful fullfill basic needs turn plants into food use plants as medicine or clothing turn plants into papers,pencils and erasers use wood to build houses and furniture give animals food and places to live Food medicine and clothing school things shelter sit under a tree in the shade and be pleasant to walk in the forest feeling and entertainment Try to retell the passage according to the mind map There are a lot of trees around us. They are important to us. First ,they are good for our environment. _____ Second,they are important to animals. _____ Third,Trees also fulfill our basic needs for us. _____ In a word, _____. Writing Try to write a report according to the structure and mind map Plants are so important ,what should we do We should /We should/shouldn't...... Brainstorm stop people from cutting trees stop environment pollution plant more trees. stop picking flowers. keep off grass不践踏草坪 ............................... Language Points 1.It’s pleasant to walk in the forest. 在森林里散步让人愉悦。 It + is + pleasant + to + do +sth. 是一个固定句式：做…… 让人愉快 例如：踢足球是让人愉快的。 It’s pleasan ... ...
